He took out some freshly cut meat, smeared it with pig’s blood, and placed it at the cave entrance as well.

Then, he settled in to wait patiently.

An hour passed... but there was no sign of any Giant Bees.

He pursed his lips, packed up his things, and headed straight for the summit.

Then, at the edge of the cliff, he laid out both items to see if they could attract the Giant Bees...

Another half an hour went by.

Still, no Giant Bees appeared.

’The scent inside is too strong. There’s no way they can smell anything out here...’

Qin Fang’s brow furrowed. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

’Besides these things, what else attracts bees?’

Qin Fang wracked his brain.

Suddenly, an idea struck him.

’Wait a minute... Bee Venom pheromones? That stuff... seems to be extremely attractive to bees!’

’And as for Bee Venom pheromones...’

As a thought occurred to him, he shot to his feet, scrambled down the mountain, and hurried back to Fishermen’s.

He went into the woodshed and picked up a piece of cured Pig King Meat...

...’Would this stuff still have Bee Venom pheromones?’

Normally, Bee Venom pheromones only last for three to five days in a living creature’s body... depending on its metabolism.

But how long they remained on a corpse... no one knew.

Especially since this Wild Boar King had been dead for over two months and had even been cured...

Besides, the idea that the wild boar had been attacked by Giant Bees, panicked, and lost its footing was just a theory of Qin Fang’s.

So, it was far from certain that the Pig King Meat actually had any Bee Venom pheromones on it...

But whatever.

It wouldn’t hurt to try, anyway.

After tucking away a piece of Pig King Meat, Qin Fang went out and bought a rope over fifty meters long, then rushed back to Old Ox Back without delay.

He took the familiar path up the mountain and arrived at the summit...

The two baits were still lying there quietly, with no Giant Bees in sight.

Qin Fang took out the meat, smeared both the sugar and blood all over it, and then tied it to the rope...

...’The scent won’t travel far enough. The bees might not be able to smell it.’

So he decided to just dangle the bait right at the entrance of the cave to see if that would work.

With everything prepared, he let out a soft breath. ’It all comes down to this.’

He walked to the edge of the cliff, positioning himself directly above the cave in the rock face, and slowly lowered the ’bait’.

...’Just like fishing.’

Finally, the ’bait’ was hanging steadily at the entrance of the cave.

The wind on the cliff face was strong, causing the solid three-pound piece of Pig King Meat to sway back and forth, occasionally smacking against the rock.

Qin Fang leaned over the edge, watching with anticipation...

’I hope this works...’

The thought had barely crossed his mind when Qin Fang’s eyes suddenly lit up.

...A bowl-sized Giant Bee had flown out of the cave!

Then Qin Fang saw a blur, and the rope in his hands seemed to tremble slightly.

When he looked again...

The Giant Bee had planted itself firmly on the piece of meat!

At the same time, its stinger was twitching frantically.

It looked as if it were ferociously pumping venom into the flesh!

...’It actually worked?!’

The surprise was so sudden that Qin Fang was momentarily stunned.

But right after, he saw movement at the mouth of the cave. It looked as if more Giant Bees were about to emerge.

Qin Fang immediately realized what was happening. ’The fresh Bee Venom pheromones are calling its companions!’

He instinctively yanked the rope, trying to pull the ’bait’ up before more Giant Bees could swarm out.

It seemed he had succeeded.

The Giant Bees inside merely shifted about; without the bait right outside their hive, they seemed to lose their target and didn’t give chase.

Qin Fang breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing that the Giant Bee was still attached to the meat, he began to reel in the rope.

When the bait was still five or six meters away, he started backing up...

Although he’d only caught a fleeting glimpse of the Giant Bee’s attack, like a flash of Jinghong, it had still startled him...

’It was too fast.’

’If it gets too close, I’m afraid I won’t be able to react in time.’

He gripped the rope and slowly backed away, pulling the line in as he went.

Finally, he successfully pulled both the bait and the Giant Bee onto the clifftop.

Qin Fang held his breath and examined the Giant Bee carefully...

’It’s terrifyingly huge!’

The thick, three-plus-pound slab of pork was only slightly larger than the Giant Bee itself.

Its body was only a little smaller than a volleyball!

Its elongated body looked just like a hornet’s.

Its two pairs of wings were as thin as a cicada’s and were currently still.

It had its great mandibles open, tearing at the pig’s hide... The thick skin was clearly being ripped apart!

Qin Fang gasped...

’What kind of bite force is that?’

It had its body arched, its abdomen still twitching constantly... ’So it’s eating the meat and injecting venom at the same time...’

’And it’s this thing’s venom that can most likely make animals mutate?’

A glint flashed in Qin Fang’s eyes.

...’So, I’ve caught a Giant Bee.’

’But I haven’t really thought about what to do next.’

...’After all, I didn’t expect the plan to capture it would be this successful...’

’First, I have to test the venom... see how potent it is... and if it can actually make animals mutate.’

Qin Fang thought.

But then he ran into a problem...

’This thing looks terrifyingly large. It’s not like a normal bee... where you can just pinch its head between your fingers so its stinger can’t get you.’

’But this thing?’

...’I can’t even grip it with one hand!’

’How am I supposed to catch it?’

’Forget catching it...’

To be honest, Qin Fang was already gripping his Darts. If he sensed the slightest sign of it about to take flight, he’d probably throw a Dart at it immediately.

...’Otherwise, if it manages to sting me first, I’m screwed.’

’So, how can I control it to make it precisely attack an animal?’

After thinking it over for a long time, he realized it was probably impossible to control this particular Giant Bee.

’I’ll have to prepare properly... I’ll bring a live animal here tomorrow and figure it out then.’

’As for this one...’

He narrowed his eyes and took a deep breath.

’First, let’s see if I can kill it with a dart.’

Thinking of this, he gripped a Dart, and in the next instant, he raised his hand and threw it!

SWOOSH!...

The Dart cut through the air and struck the Giant Bee squarely.

But what happened next left Qin Fang dumbfounded.

The Dart actually...

...bounced off as if it had hit solid rock?!

Qin Fang’s eyes bulged.

The next moment, he saw the Giant Bee, which had been engrossed in its meal, lift its head. Its wings began to beat, creating a low buzz...